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. VUNITED STATES PATENT OEIucEo LEVI vT. BROOKHAR'I AND VILLIAM H.BROOKI-IART, OF LIMA, OHIO; SAID WILLIAM H. BROOKHART ASSIGNOR TO SAIDLEVI T. BROOKHAR'I.

METALUC FENCE.

SPECIFICATION formng'part of Letters Patent No. 326,535, dated September15, 1885.

Application filed December l5, 1884. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that We, LEVI T. BROOKHART and WILLIAM H. BROOKHAET, of thecity of Lima, county of Allen,and State of Ohio, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Metallic Fences, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to metallic fences, the

object of the invention being to provide a fence which may be adjustedto different grades, and which shall be cheap and simple inconstruction, and be easily set up.

The invention consists in certain details of construction of metallicfences, substant-ially as hereinafter described.

Figure 1 represents in front elevation a portion ot'a metallic fence asconstructed in accordance with our invention. the dotted linesillustrating the channel-rail at an inclination to the picket. Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the same, the channel-rail being shown in section.Fig. 3 is a plan and side view of the clutch which forms a part of theconnection between the post and channel-rail. Fig. 4 is a plan, side,and end view of the boxsleeve that connects the channelrail and clutch.Fig. 5 represents in vertical section a portion of a fence-post asprovided with our improvements, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of the bracewhich connects the standards of the post. Fig. 7, Sheet 2, represents inside elevation a post constructed in accordance with our invention andFig. 8 shows the two parts of the clutch as separated, and also showsthe means for securing said parts together.

The picket A, which Inay be of ordinary pattern, will preferably be usedwith,a channel supportingrail, B, of the shape illustrated in Figs. 1,2,and 4, (other forms of rail might be used, if desired,) the said railhaving a slightly-elongated slot through its central web, through whichthe picket is inserted.

The ornament C, by means of which the channel-rail and picket aresecured in place, is provided at its upper and lower ends withpicketencircling eyes c c', as in ornaments of ordinary construction.

Located upon the ornament G, at a suitable distance above and below thecenter, are picket-engaging rings b b', connected together by means ofarms d d, which extend around the channel-rail B on one side and formbearings for the said rail to prevent lateral movement.

The ornament G will be of cast metal, as usual, the picket-engaging eyesb b being slightly out of line with one another, which makes itnecessary for them to be sprung slightly when inserting the picket A,the tension thus maintained holding the picket in place. l

Projecting from the rings b b', in a linewith and toward each other, areprongs or spurs D, said prongs extending on each side of the picket A,and bearing against the upper and under side of the channel-rail,substantially in a line with the central longitudinal line of the picketA. As will be noticed in the drawings, the prongs D are V-shaped, andthereby form a minimum point of contact for the channel-rail, and, beingcentral with relation to the center of the picket, as described, form anaxial bearing for the rail and permit it to be adjusted at differentangles with relation to the said picket, to adapt the fence to dierentgrades, which is very desirable for stair purposes, or when fencinguneven ground.

To more thoroughly secure the picket and parts in place, the rings b bwill be struck with a punch to bind them against the picket, as shown inFig. l. If desired, however, the picket might be provided with a slotand a portion of the ornament be driven therein to secure the sameresults.

In the post illustrated in Fig. 5 the standards (four in number) areseated in square bearings formed in bosses on the cap of the standard,the said standards being secured together with the usual ornaments, andhaving a central stay-rod extending from the cap of the post through thecap of the base, to which it is bolted, all as usual.

Connecting the standards of the post together is a brace, E,which bracewill be, preferably, of cast metal, having arms provided with openingsto correspond to the shape of the standards, said arms grasping thestandards.

Depending from the center of the said brace E is a sleeve, c', throughwhich the central stay-rod of the post extends, the said sleeve resting(when the brace is drawn taut by means of the nut f, which engages thecentral IOO millier 1 stay-rod of the post and abuts against the centerpiece of the brace E) upon the cap of the base. thereby securing thestandards rigidly together and preventing wabbling.

'lhe channel-rail and post are connected together by means ofa clutch,F, having arms at one end adapted to grasp the standard of the post, thesaid arms being of a shapeto correspond to the crosssectional shape ofthe standard, the said clutch being formed in two pieces and providedwith a slotted eye-shaped end, the said eyeshaped end being engaged by abox-sleeve, G, which engages the rail B, and which is bolted thereto, asshown in the drawings, Fig. 5, the said sleeve being pro vided with arail-supportiug piece, g', to hold the rail in position while bei ngconnected th ereto, and' having an `eye at its opposite end to engagethe eyeshaped end of the clutch F.V

The standard of the post to which the clutch is connected is providedwith a band, g2, the

said band being intermediate between the prongs of theelutch F, andforming a bearing therefor to prevent vertical movement. This may,however, be dispensed with, as the tension of the clutch through themedium of the rail will hold the same in the desired position.

vThe clutch F and sleeve G are secured together by means of a bolt andnut, which al- 7e elaim- 1. The ornament C for metallic fences, providedwith arms d, extending around the channel-rail to hold the rail andpicket in place, the said ornament being provided with downwardly andupwardly extending V- shaped prongs, bearing upon the upper and lowerside of the channel-rail at two sides of the picket A and in aline withthe center of said picket, said prongs forming an axial bearing for and`allowing the channel-rail to be adjusted to different angles withrelation to the picket to adapt the fence to different grades,substantially as described.

2. A post for metallic fences, the standards of which areseated in thecap of the base, as shown and described, the said post being providedwitha central stay-rod extending from the cap of said post down throughthe cap of the base to which it is bolted, and a brace engaging thestandards ofthe post and encircling the stayArod, said brace being` heldin place by means of a nut upon the central stay-rod, substantially asand for the purpose described.

3. The brace E for metallic fence-posts, having arms provided withopenings corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the standards andengaging the said standards, said brace being provided with thedepending sleeve e', having a central opening, through which the centralstay-rod of the post may extend, substantially as andl for the purposeset forth.

In wit-ness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals atSpringfield, Ohio, this 27th day of November, A. D. 1884.

LEVI T. BROOKHART. y L. 8.

.WILLIAM n. Broolnlllrr. [1.. s] In lpresence of- SETE. S. WHEELER,WILLIAM J'. HILL.

